The Prevention Council Of Putnam Inc

Opioid settlement funds: the prevention council of putnam is receiving opioid settlement funds from putnam county. The goals and objectives of the program are as follows: objective #1: prevent overdose deaths and other harms through evidence-based programs and strategies that include:- increasing availability and distribution of naloxone to first responders, patients who experience overdose, people who use opioids, families and friends of people who use opioids, schools and outreach workers, people with drug convictions upon release from jail and the general public; - training and education regarding naloxone overdoses for first responders, patients who use opioids, patients taking opioids, families, schools, and other members of the public. - training for school nurses and other school staff to respond to opioid overdoses, and provide them with naloxone, training, and support. - public education relating to emergency responses to overdoses and the good samaritan laws; - peer support services, referrals to treatment and connections to care to prevent and reduce recidivism or reoccurrence - increase availability and distribution of drug checking kits to people who have experienced overdose, people who use opioids, families and friends of people who use opioids, schools and outreach workers, people who have a drug related interaction with police, people who are incarcerated upon release from jail and the general public.objective #2: prevent misuse of opioids through evidence-based programs and strategies that include: - public education relating to drug disposal. - drug take back disposal and destruction; - educational campaigns to reduce social access, physical access and stigma reduction; - providing support to individuals in treatment or recovery; and- providing training and education to students, families, school employees, school athletic programs, and others.

Drug free communities (dfc) support program grant - the dfc program, in collaboration with the carmel communities that care (ctc) coalition, aims to reduce substance abuse among youth by addressing community factors that increase the risk of substance abuse and promoting factors that minimize the risk of substance abuse. The coalition includes individuals from all sectors of the community who work together to reduce risk factors and strengthen protective factors through education, enforcement, and policy initiatives.

For the past two years, the prevention council of putnam has established buy-in and increased collaboration with local law enforcement to utilize certified recovery peer advocates (crpa) to increase linkage, bridging and access to services for substance-involved individuals that law enforcement encounter. Using their experience and evidence-based practices, crpa's help individuals recognize their inherent strengths and help support recovery oriented activities, provide resources, offer the individual referrals to treatment. By working with these individuals, the peers are not only assisting law enforcement, but reducing the likelihood of recidivism and future involvement in the criminal justice system. . For this program, the crpa will provide person-centered, non-clinical crisis support, to both indicated and non-indicated individuals to prevent any negative health outcomes, recidivism and/or reoccurrence. Services may include providing access to harm reduction resources, development of recovery plan, utilization of effective coping skills, linking individuals to recovery supports and modeling life skills for navigating recovery.